Azerbaijani

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Arabic أجداد, plural of جَدّ (jadd, ancestor).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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əcdad (definite accusative əcdadı, plural əcdadlar)

  1. ancestor
    Synonym: ata-baba
    əcdadların harayıcall of the ancestors
    oda ibadətworship of fire

Declension

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Noun

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əcdad

  1. (archaic) broken plural of cədd (father; maternal grandfather)

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